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7 - Ocean Bottom Marine Seismic Methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2021

By
Ian Jack
Edited by
Hamish Wilson ,
Keith Nunn  and
Matt Luheshi
Hamish Wilson
Affiliation:
BluEnergy Ltd
Keith Nunn
Affiliation:
Nunngeo Consulting Ltd
Matt Luheshi
Affiliation:
Leptis E&P Ltd
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Summary

This chapterreviews the development of “conventional” towed streamer marine seismic work from 2D through 3D, its shortcomings, and its continuing development into so-called “broadband” seismic. It describes and explains the recent trend towards ocean-bottom recording, currently mostly executed using nodes (OBN), whose market share has expanded from around 10% in 2013 to an estimated 25% in 2020. It covers the increasing requirement for higher quality seismic data to enable imaging of the very problematic subsurface structures such as subsalt plays, which require more extensive shooting geometries and extra low-frequency bandwidths. “Blended” sources are bringing costs down, and practical research includes the use of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), possibly even deployed as intelligent “swarms.” Cost comparisons of the current techniques are included.

Keywords

autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)marine seismicocean bottom cableocean bottom nodeocean bottom seismicoptical fibrePermanent Reservoir Monitoringseismic costsseismic quality
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Integration of Geophysical Technologies in the Petroleum Industry , pp. 220 - 271
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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